23/01/2026
📅🐾 APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING & UNDERSTANDING ELECTIVE SURGERY (CASTRATION) 🐾📅
✂️ WHAT IS ELECTIVE SURGERY?
An elective surgery is a planned procedure that is not an emergency and is scheduled in advance. It is performed on apparently healthy patients to improve long-term health and quality of life.
🐶🐱 WHY IS CASTRATION CONSIDERED AN ELECTIVE SURGERY?
Castration (neutering) is classified as an elective surgery because:
✅ The patient must be clinically healthy before the procedure
✅ The surgery is scheduled through an appointment, not done on an emergency basis
✅ Pre-operative preparation is required, including fasting
✅ The procedure is done by choice as part of responsible pet ownership, not because it is immediately life-saving
🕒 WHY IS FASTING REQUIRED BEFORE SURGERY?
Fasting is an important safety requirement before castration because:
• It helps prevent vomiting during anesthesia
• It reduces the risk of aspiration pneumonia, a serious condition where food or fluids enter the lungs
• It ensures safer anesthesia and smoother recovery for the patient
💉 WHY IS RABIES VACCINATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO SURGERY?
Rabies vaccination is required before surgery to:
• Promote responsible pet ownership in compliance with national and local laws
• Protect veterinarians, veterinary staff, and City Veterinary Office (CVO) personnel from possible rabies exposure
• Reduce the risk of rabies transmission through bites, scratches, or contact with saliva
• Ensure that pets undergoing surgery are rabies-free and safe to handle
• Support the government’s rabies prevention and eradication programs
• Maintain a safe and secure surgical environment
🌱 IMPORTANT REMINDER
Although castration is an elective surgery, it provides significant benefits:
✔ Helps control pet overpopulation
✔ Reduces stray animal populations
✔ Supports rabies prevention efforts
✔ Improves animal welfare and public safety
📍 Elective does not mean unnecessary.
📍 Castration is a responsible, preventive, and life-improving procedure.
📌 APPOINTMENT BOOKING
Pet owners who wish to avail of the Free Castration Services are kindly requested to book an appointment by completing the form through the link below:
👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10BkNSslDiDr5D86ZhLb40R6U0SLN7s58A04J5nDO_g8/edit
Please be assured that all submissions will be reviewed and verified. Once validated, your scheduled appointment will be sent via SMS/text message. Thank you for your cooperation and support.
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